Summary

Full stack web application / API developer in a wide variety of business applications. Particularly interested in web-based server-side development using Node.js. Current focus is in Linux, Apache/nginx, MySQL, Node.js platforms. Full life-cycle project experience including requirements gathering, design, development, and implementation with emphasis on web security. Experience in both large and small teams as well as large corporate environments and small business.

Work History

Lead Developer / Owner / Manager

As an independent contractor, my company provides full stack design and development for a variety of open source web technologies including PHP, Node.js, Angular, HTML/CSS MySQL, PostgreSQL, WordPress, Magento, and more. Additional technologies include iOS and Android application design and development with Objective C, Java, and React Natvie.

Lead Developer

As lead developer of the startup, my responsibilities included implementing new features and resolving issues in the full stack, which includes Node.js, Angular 1.x, HTML/CSS, MySQL, and Elasticsearch. The application stack, hosted on an AWS ElasticBeanstalk platform, processes and produces real-time analytics for a large amount of machine data.

Senior Developer / Architect

Built custom solutions for various agency clients on the Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP (LAMP) platform. Custom Magento theme and extension development. Custom Symfony web applications. Provided maintenance of legacy code. Involved in all phases of projects from requirements, to design, to implementation, deployment, and maintenance.

Also responsible for maintain the companies web infrastructure which included installing and maitaining CentOS and web software such as Apache and MySQL. Responsible for monitoring system health, security updates, and backups.

Documented requirements and UX for an iOS and Android fitness app. Also build the desktop web application and REST endpoints for the app. Responsible for managing and coordinating with the outsourced contractors responsible for building the native application.

PHP Developer/Application Architect

Custom development of customer web sites which included credit card payment integration with Authorize.Net. Developed custom WordPress plugins and libraries to maximize reuse. Other work included architectural evaluation, performance tuning server-side PHP code, and MySQL query optimization of web sites to increase return on investment.

Software Engineer

Vibe Solutions Group

November 2004 to March 2008

Designed, developed, and implemented client/server and web-based products for the organization on Win32 and Linux platforms. Was responsible for full project life-cycle from requirements gathering, to functional design, to implementation and quality assurance test cycles. Also designed and implemented the build and deployment infrastructure using Maven.

Java Developer/Architect

As a contractor, was placed at companies such as MasterCard International and Connectria to design and develop Java web applications and design and document software and infrastructure architecture requirements.

Senior Systems Architect

Citigroup

January 1999 to May 2002

Designed and implemented server-side Java web applications on the Sun NetDynamics and IBM WebSphere platforms. Designed and implemented common components for secure authentication and authorization for use by Java server-side web applications. Designed and implemented common components to integrate server-side Java web applications to the CyberSource credit card gateway. Designed application server infrastructure solutions for Sun NetDynamics and IBM WebSphere on the IBM AIX platform.